Writing Wild Indispensible Artists Rules

Today's title is from book titles, the books I swear by; to heal, create, generate, increase quality, dig deeper into meaning of creativity, have a sense of humor, and grow on many facets of the person doing the footwork, taking the stepping stones, come closer to the creative energy of the universe, vibing on the string theory's place for you, your mind, head, hand, and heart. Writing Down the Bones, Wild Mind (both by N. Goldberg), The Indispesible Writer's Guide (Edelstein), Artists Way (Cameron), Robert's Rules of Order (Robert Masello).

Ever hear the "betw/ jobs" expression? "Betw/ husbands?" I can count on these five books to handle issues in writing at minimally 80% in a fairly short amount of time. The rest is an exercise in problem solving, finding something outside this box of book to rely on as a source of solutions. (Seeking the source is an exercise in spirituallity taking what you want and leaving the rest.) And those five books (feel free find your own five books. Mine is a list I recommend usually w/out limitations of stopping there. (In sociology five is a favoured number for an ideal "clinical definition" of a group. It can be a good practice in diversification.) At times we can be at least vaguely "betw/ creativity." All that is outside ourselves is guidance.

The Artists Way came about in the early mid-nineties, I by chance and a lot of paying attention to self-help books on the market jumped on it when I had a couple of years earlier vow to create by music, art, and writing. My day job was in mathematics, and a few years later I qualified and became a member of Mensa and recved a master's degree. Success came from me and supportive hands reaching out from no-where sometimes. Language came from reading copiously in my youth, absorbing movies, reading more books, soaking up folk rock and other simlar sources (Musicians/writers such as James Taylor, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, more Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, a little Jackson Browne, Cat Stevens, et c.) confirming oneself along w/ others to be dedicated to generating during the rest of my life and not a degenerate's life.

If one is to write beginning now (Most of us honestly have some sort of jump on it already.) for the beginning point of where the rest of one's life truly is beginning ... . In other words, ready, set, go. You've got five years? Probably, right. Live like you at least do, at least, please, for yourself. And you say one does not have the time? Make time. Your benefits outway any type of listening for the ... , waiting for the right time, the mood, ... . No mood is worth waiting for if it is nonproductive, a negative energy of mild procrastinating to catatonia. What's the standard working response? Start writing whether in the mood and not. If not in the mood, write now and the mood will follow ... yes, while you are writing (zen-like). Be the producer, not the conumer. Invest in yourself. If in the Computer/Information Age Windows 8/8.1 OS event, we learned that we are moving again in the culture to a place of generating and producing, rather than consumers consuming. Window 8 was set up for more ease in producing, engineered to look at its purpose as being producer, fifty-fifty w/ producer/consumer utilisation. This was a big leap forward. If only it would have been more intuitive, ... like 100%, a huge leap of ... faith. Oh, well Windows 10 upgrade. Living one day a time. Go w/ it.

Last bit of characters of the alphabet to express something that might help; Take what you want w/ this. Leave the rest. Work on your life to work, and progress w/ your work (art); creativity, writing, in making music, creative writing, creative non-fiction, ... heck, scientific endeavors, graphic design, architecture, therapy, ... . Keeping the day job is not an insult. You are developing your talents at all times doing just that. The day job is aimed toward a well-groundedness, learning work is well-grounded, a tonic. Take the risk.

A little different groove tonight, this time. An extra note; Try a new perspective to problem-solve. Multiple intelligences is not a passing fad. Far free from that. Try stretching the mind/comfort zones a little. Work on the ultimate school of hard knocks, your own writing of the curriculum, of the liberal arts degree content, a well-roundedness following sequential gains. Remember the maverick is not usually accepted by the "fish in the aquarium" unable to see the water while in the water. Work outside the box, limits that are toxic-release. Release the toxic myths/lies, falsehoods. Reach outside the status quo. A gain, a win/win situation either way. Try something new. Before you go to bed; make one thing new, from new "materials." By new ways w/ old "materials."

Thanks so very much. Please, look for the good in all. Thank you, again.

T.E. McCormick, M.A.